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The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.countableuncountable
- 2
The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.countableuncountable
- an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, or of honors
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A mass of something piled up or collected.countableuncountable
- After such an accumulation of mistakes in the treatment of lexical items, it comes as no surprise that the section on word formation on p. 133 is equally poor.
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The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.countableuncountable
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The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.countableuncountable
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The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.countableuncountable
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The practice of taking two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce the length of study.UKhistoricaluncountable
syn. retained earnings
ant. decumulation